Photo courtesy of Strides for Equality Equestrians.
Strides for Equality Equestrians and Overlook Equestrian are pleased to announce the creation of a new experience for Equestrians of Color: a horsemanship camp that is open to all ages!
Strides for Equality’s inaugural Ever So Sweet Camp provides a fully-funded weekend opportunity for Equestrians of Color of any age to experience a weekend of training with an upper-level professional rider. Participants will take mounted and unmounted lessons with Sara Kozumplik at Overlook Farm in Virginia.
SEE Ever So Sweet Camp 2024 will begin on the evening of Thursday, October 17 and conclude on the evening of Sunday, October 20. Housing for riders and stalls for horses will be provided. There is a limited number of horses available to use for the weekend if needed. Please indicate whether you will be bringing a horse to ride or need one provided. Travel expenses will be reimbursed.
October 17-20, 2024 at Overlook Farm in Berryville, Virginia
For Ever So Sweet scholarship recipient Helen Casteel and Unapproachable at the 2019 American Eventing Championships. Photo by Shannon Brinkman.
Thursday Night : Welcome Party
Meet former Ever So Sweet Scholarship Recipients and the Overlook Crew
Friday: Dressage lessons in the morning and Horsemanship lessons in the afternoon
Saturday: Show jumping lessons in the morning and then LIVESTREAM of the Cross Country at the Maryland 5* with commentary by Sara Kozumplik
Sunday: Cross country in the morning, afternoon horsemanship lessons and then a farewell (or see you soon) party to wrap up the weekend.
Applicants must…
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Either be a minimum of 16 years old or be accompanied by a guardian.
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Be based in the United States.
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Be available for ALL camp activities beginning on the afternoon of Thursday, October 17 and ending on the evening of Sunday, October 20
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Either have their own horse and ability to transport it to Berryville, VA or be willing to ride an Overlook Farm horse for the duration of camp.
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Be dedicated to pursuing a dream in equine sports.
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Be willing to track travel expenses for reimbursement.
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Be willing to share their experience as part of the camp in blogs, social & print media.
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Be invested in increasing access to equestrian sports for underrepresented groups.
Housing for riders and stalls for participants’ horses provided. There is a limited number of horses available to use for the weekend if needed. Please indicate whether you will be bringing a horse to ride or need one provided. Travel expenses will be reimbursed.
This is an incredible opportunity to join a growing community of Equestrians of Color and their allies for a unique weekend of learning and fun.
Please apply at https://www.stridesforequality.org/eversosweet by September 15.
For more information about Strides for Equality Equestrians please visit our website at https://www.stridesforequality.org , our Social Media (FB, IG) pages Strides for Equality Equestrians and SEE Ever So Sweet Scholarship
We at SEE would like to thank the United States Eventing Foundation and United States Eventing Association for their continued support of the work we are doing to expand diversity, inclusivity and access to horse sports for underrepresented people.
